Author: Iona Rangeley-Wilson
Search For A Man Who Was Not Missing Called Off
50 rescue workers were called out to Breiðdalsvík at around 20:00 last night to search for a man who turned…
Unemployment Particularly Bad for Poles
At the end of October, there were 4,063 unemployed Poles in Iceland, Vísir reported this morning. More than 20,000 Poles…
Bus Passengers Must Wear Masks Despite Antibodies
Strætó has confirmed that passengers will continue to be obliged to wear a mask on the company’s buses, regardless of…
Unemployment Now Higher Than After 2008 Bank Collapse
The Directorate of Labour estimates that unemployment will be at 11.3% in December, compared to 9.3% when the bank collapse…
Covid-19 Roundup: 7 New Infections
7 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Of those, 6 were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis. The…
Iceland Losing Faith: Four Out Of Ten Icelanders Still Consider Themselves Believers
A Maskína survey has revealed that four out of ten Icelanders consider themselves believers in some religious faith, according to…
Double Screening At Border Likely To Be Made Compulsory
The current arrangement at the border, whereby passengers can choose to either quarantine for fourteen days or undergo a double…
Covid-19 Roundup: 9 New Cases
Nine new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Six of those were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis,…
Gods Of Iceland: Týr, The Tough Guy
Superpowers: Combat, courage, not even blinking even if you remove his limbs. Weaknesses: Sorry, did you say “weaknesses”? Modern Analogue:…
Covid-19 Roundup: 18 New Cases
18 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 14 of them–or 78%–were already quarantine at the…
Falcon Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
A falcon was unable to fly after eating an entire hooded gull in Fossvogur yesterday, RÚV reported last night. Þórdís…
Ban On Prison Visits Met With Frustration
Visits to Litla-Hraun and Hólmsheiði prisons have been banned for a total of 156 days (5.2 months) since the coronavirus…
Covid-19 Roundup: 26 New Cases
26 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 19 of these–or 73%–were already quarantine at the…
Possibility Of Vaccinations In Iceland Early Next Year
The Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has said that the government will have everything ready for the coronavirus vaccination at…
New National Park To Open In Westfjords
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources wants to establish a new national park in the Westfjords, RÚV reported…
Covid-19 Roundup: 11 New Cases, 1 More Death
11 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Of those, 5–or about 45%–were in quarantine at the time of…
Hillary Clinton At Reykjavík Global Forum Says Gender Equality Has Long Way To Go
Hillary Clinton spoke yesterday at the Reykjavík Global Forum, which is currently taking place online between the 9th and 11th…
Eagle Under Arrest In The Westfjords!
The police in the Westfjords have “arrested” a twelve-year-old eagle after it got into trouble over the weekend, Vísir reported…
Covid-19 Roundup: 16 New Cases, 5 Deaths Over Weekend
16 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, according to Vísir. 14 of them–or 87.5%–were in quarantine at the…
Abandoned Iceland #19: Stories Of The North
Catherine Magnúsdóttir takes us troll hunting in Skagafjörður. There, she hears some spooky stories of wives that have disappeared over…
Covid-19 Roundup: 19 New Cases, Curve Flattening
19 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 12 of them–or 63%–were already quarantined at the…
Georgia Vote Predicted By American-Icelandic Family
RÚV interviewed Rebecca Mitchell, a newly elected member of Georgia House of Representatives, who lives in the state with her…
Covid-19 Roundup: 25 New Cases, 18th Death
25 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 20 of them–or 80%–were already quarantined at the…
Nova’s Nude Advertisement Surprises Iceland
The telecommunications company Nova has attracted a lot of attention with their new advert made by Brandenburg, Vísir reported this…
Ari Eldjárn To Appear on Netflix
An episode of the rising comedy star Ari Eldjárn’s ‘Pardon My Icelandic’ will be shown on Netflix from the 2nd…